A Glimpse into a Sensual, Elegant Master Bath

Peek inside a glamorous, 1940s-inspired master bath.

This elegant, 1940s-inspired master bath features a curvy, freestanding tub and an eye-catching, old-Hollywood vanity.

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Master Bath

A Waterworks Empire tub is framed by a seven-foot-wide arched window.

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Vanity

Designer Laura Kirar repeated the arch in the white lacquer vanity and mirror. "The vanity is loosely based on a shapely black lacquer desk from the 1920s by Eileen Gray," she says. "It has a Deco feeling, but not slavishly so." She gave handblown glass sconces a machine-age shape. The ceiling light is 1940s Murano glass, from Carlos de la Puente. The swivel stool is from Ballard Designs. Mirrored wastebasket by Notre Monde.

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Tub Faucet

Kirar chose designer Michael S. Smith's For Town bath fittings by Kallista because they — like the tub — straddle the line between modern and vintage. "I typically use cross handles anyway," she says. "I just like the shape. These are satin nickel, not brushed. It's a subtle difference, but the satin looks softer, more hand-rubbed."

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Bathroom Accessories

Mercury glass and silver-gilt accessories add elegant shimmer to the vanity, and a footed dish varies the scale.

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Floor Tiles

"The honed gray limestone floor tiles almost feel like suede. I laid them in a chevron pattern to add movement. It gives you the feeling of having a soft rug underfoot."

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